General Sessions Civil Court Division 2
Shelby County, Tennessee
My vote power
Above average
Election date
August 6, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 59 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 919,173 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,066,383 ÷ 919,173) ÷ ln(50,000) = 59.43, measured against a statewide vote in TN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
John Cameron
LostNonpartisan · lost
John Cameron serves as lead referee for the Shelby County Environmental Court. Appointed to the court in 2007, he presides over environmental and traffic matters in General Sessions Court Division XIV and conducts law-enforcement and community-education programs. His work has included neighborhood-based community courts and local efforts addressing code violations and property blight.
Marcy Ingram
LostNonpartisan · Incumbent · lost
Marcy Ingram serves as judge of Shelby County General Sessions Civil Court Division 2. The Shelby County Commission appointed her in 2025 after a career with the County Attorney's Office. Ingram earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin, her law degree from the University of Memphis, and additional graduate education from Trevecca Nazarene University.
Nonpartisan · won
Shayla Purifoy serves as a Magistrate and is endorsed by the Afro American Police Association, the Memphis Police Association, the Ben F. Jones Chapter of the National Bar Association and Teamsters Local 667.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
Results
Won · Certified
Winner: Shayla Nicole Purifoy (Nonpartisan)
Source: electionsshelbytn.gov · researched September 12, 2026
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